First hour: What is insider trading?
Second hour: Discussing the impact of funding cuts for Special Immigrant Visas
We'll explore what insider trading is, how it generally works, and how common it is. Congressman Chris Collins says he won't pursue reelection after being indicted, but he denies engaging in insider trading. But the FBI files are detailed, and they show what appears to be a classic case of a board member getting inside information and passing it along to family and friends, before that information becomes public. So who gets hurt in these situation? And why are members of Congress permitted to sit on such boards? Our guests:
- Amanda Dwyer, attorney with Harris Beach
- George Conboy, chairman of Brighton Securities
Then in our second hour, the Senate's approved Department of Defense budget does not include any Special Immigrant Visas. These are not visas or exemptions for families showing up at the southern border; these are visas for interpreters who helped the United States on foreign battlefields, such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Interpreters risk their lives to work with U.S. forces, hoping that the American government will bring their families to the states. That's what has happened for years, but it now appears to be changing. The president of the Rochester chapter of No One Left Behind says she has lost sleep, thinking about what this means for families who will now be denied a new life in the United States. But many GOP leaders have said that immigration needs restriction at every level. Our guests:
- Ellen Smith, president of the Rochester chapter of No One Left Behind
- Dr. Jawaid Samedy, interpreter for the U.S. Army
- Haji Yuldah, cultural advisor for the U.S. Army
- Araz Majeed, interpreter for the U.S. Army
